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... Brit . iv . , 349 . ‡ Lower on Surnames , vol . i . , p . 43. Fuller says , that the custom of surnames was brought from France in Edward the Confessor's time , about How or when the De Hertburns first acquired possession of.
... Brit . iv . , 349 . ‡ Lower on Surnames , vol . i . , p . 43. Fuller says , that the custom of surnames was brought from France in Edward the Confessor's time , about How or when the De Hertburns first acquired possession of.
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... brought to the test has acquitted itself with honor and loyalty . Hereditary rank may be an illusion ; but hereditary vir- tue gives a patent of innate nobleness beyond all the blazonry of the Herald's College . THE CHAPTER II . HOME OF ...
... brought to the test has acquitted itself with honor and loyalty . Hereditary rank may be an illusion ; but hereditary vir- tue gives a patent of innate nobleness beyond all the blazonry of the Herald's College . THE CHAPTER II . HOME OF ...
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... brought George into familiar intercourse with the family of his father - in - law , the Hon . William Fairfax , who resided at a beauti- ful seat called Belvoir , a few miles below Mount Vernon , and on the same woody ridge bordering ...
... brought George into familiar intercourse with the family of his father - in - law , the Hon . William Fairfax , who resided at a beauti- ful seat called Belvoir , a few miles below Mount Vernon , and on the same woody ridge bordering ...
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... brought all the impulses of a somewhat ardent temper under conscientious government . Other influences were brought to bear on George during his visit at Mount Vernon . His brother Lawrence still retained some of his military ...
... brought all the impulses of a somewhat ardent temper under conscientious government . Other influences were brought to bear on George during his visit at Mount Vernon . His brother Lawrence still retained some of his military ...
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... brought , however , to acquiesce ; a midshipman's warrant was obtained , and it is even said that the luggage of the youth was actually on board of a man of war , anchored in the river just below Mount Vernon . At the eleventh hour the ...
... brought , however , to acquiesce ; a midshipman's warrant was obtained , and it is even said that the luggage of the youth was actually on board of a man of war , anchored in the river just below Mount Vernon . At the eleventh hour the ...
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Page 313 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 370 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 274 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave." " Now,gentlemen," said he, when he had finished, " I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Page 365 - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight against them that fight against me.
Page 359 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
Page 415 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Page 388 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Page 302 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Page 193 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 416 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.